American chestnuts

A form of American chestnut — A large tree native to eastern North America, Castanea dentata, that was almost wiped out in its native range by the chestnut blight.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of American chestnut
Cite this entry
APA

American chestnuts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20chestnuts

MLA

“American chestnuts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20chestnuts. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American chestnuts,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20chestnuts.

Source: American chestnuts on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.